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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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